The latest artificial heart: part cow, part machine
June 3, 2013
This rendering shows the biological valves at the top of Carmat’s artificial heart (credit: Carmat)
A French company is preparing to test a complex artificial heart that combines biology with machinery, MIT Technology Review reports.
If the “bioprosthetic” device, made by the Paris-based Carmat, proves to be safe and effective, it could be given to patients waiting for a heart transplant. […]